Organization | • | Illinois Emergency Management Agency | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: A federal grant totaling $1,214,024 announced today will enable the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) to coordinate planning, training and exercises that will enhance state and local government capability to prepare for, prevent and respond to complex coordinated terrorist attacks (CCTA). | | | | Date Created: | 07-13-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080141 Original UID: 193306 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 August 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Excitement is building for a total solar eclipse that will be visible in a 70-mile-wide path in southern Illinois on Aug. 21. While crowd estimates vary, at least 145,000 people are expected to travel to the totality area in 18 southern Illinois counties to experience the rare celestial event and partake in dozens of eclipse-related events scheduled over a four-day period. | | | | Date Created: | 08-15-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080589 Original UID: 193367 FIRST WORD: State, | |
| 3: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 August 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Students from pre-kindergarten through college soon will head back to school. As families prepare for the new academic year, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies across the state are encouraging parents to include emergency preparedness in their back-to-school plans. | | | | Date Created: | 08-01-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080600 Original UID: 193374 FIRST WORD: Parents | |
| 4: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 August 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Press briefing and opportunity for media to follow along as an assessment team documents damage to homes near Fox Lake. | | | | Date Created: | 08-17-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080607 Original UID: 193381 FIRST WORD: IEMA, | |
| 5: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: While most disasters cant be prevented, the stress of such situations can be reduced significantly through personal preparedness. This is particularly important for households with members who have disabilities, functional needs or may need assistance during an emergency. | | | | Date Created: | 05-08-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080670 Original UID: 194707 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 6: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is informing consumers that some homeopathic pendants using negative ion technology contain trace amounts of naturally occurring radioactive materials. | | | | Date Created: | 05-15-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080674 Original UID: 194710 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 7: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Students from across the state recently used their creative talents to increase public awareness about the health hazards of radioactive radon gas in homes. | | | | Date Created: | 05-16-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080676 Original UID: 194712 FIRST WORD: IEMA, | |
| 8: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Personal preparedness for emergencies is important for everyone, particularly households with members who have disabilities, functional needs or may need assistance during an emergency. | | | | Date Created: | 05-23-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080678 Original UID: 194714 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 9: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: On Oct. 19 at 10:19 a.m., millions of people in the U.S. and around the globe will take a few minutes to practice three simple actions that could save their lives during a major earthquake. | | | | Date Created: | 09-19-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080862 Original UID: 193529 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 10: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to 32 county emergency management agencies to enhance their emergency operations centers. | | | | Date Created: | 09-18-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080876 Original UID: 193544 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 11: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Statewide training summit for more than 1,000 professionals from emergency management, fire services, law enforcement, public health, public works, voluntary organizations and the private sector. | | | | Date Created: | 09-06-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081307 Original UID: 193558 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 12: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: September is National Preparedness Month and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is joining with emergency management agencies throughout the state and across the U.S. to encourage people to spend a few moments during the month on disaster preparedness. | | | | Date Created: | 09-01-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081310 Original UID: 193561 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 13: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 October 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Blessed Sacrament School students will join millions of people around the world participating in The Great ShakeOut drill. The event focuses on the Drop, Cover and Hold On actions people can take to protect themselves during an earthquake: drop down to the ground, take cover under a table or other piece of heavy furniture and then hold on until the shaking stops. | | | | Date Created: | 10-18-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081388 Original UID: 193655 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 14: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 January 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: A video created by a student at Washington Community High School in Washington, Illinois won first place in the first-ever national radon video contest. | | | | Date Created: | 01-25-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081567 Original UID: 194125 FIRST WORD: Washington, | |
| 15: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 February 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Some of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in North America rocked the mostly rural central U.S. between December 1811 and February 1812, including parts of southern Illinois. The strongest earthquakes in this series were estimated to be around magnitude 8.0, and were felt as far away as the East Coast. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081668 Original UID: 194232 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 16: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 April 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Governor Bruce Rauner today submitted a request for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance to help people and businesses in Iroquois, Kankakee and Vermilion counties recover from severe storms and floods in February. | | | | Date Created: | 04-27-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081864 Original UID: 194469 FIRST WORD: Governor | |
| 17: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 April 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is highlighting ways Illinois residents can volunteer and provide critical assistance when disaster strikes. | | | | Date Created: | 04-11-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081866 Original UID: 194471 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 18: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Officials from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Water Resources and representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) met with officials from counties along the Mississippi River in northwest Illinois Friday to discuss flood preparedness. | | | | Date Created: | 05-11-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081998 Original UID: 194614 FIRST WORD: Federal, | |
| 19: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 June 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: As the end of the school year approaches, and families begin to plan their annual summer vacations, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency is reminding Illinois residents that with the right tools and a little preparation, summertime can be safe, fun, and relaxing. | | | | Date Created: | 06-04-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000082274 Original UID: 194928 FIRST WORD: Make | |
| 20: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 August 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Safety in our schools and on our college campuses is a right every student and family should expect. As students from pre-kindergarten to college prepare to head back to school, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies across the state are reminding educators about the recent recommendations of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group. | | | | Date Created: | 08-01-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000082518 Original UID: 195195 FIRST WORD: Back | |
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